The Electoral Commission and Bearwood Corporate Services  

Did the Electoral Commission give the Conservative Party a clean bill of health on the money it received from Ashcroft's Bearwood Corporate Services? I was shocked to learn that Conservative party staff had refused to co-operate with the Electoral Commission. Here is my exchange yesterday in the Commons with Gary Streeter who represents the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission. "As I was saying, what does it say about today's Conservative party that officials and staff of the Conservative party refused to co-operate with the Electoral Commission during its investigation into Bearwood Corporate Services? That is all documented in the press releases and supporting reports from the Electoral Commission. Will Mr. Streeter advise me whether he thinks the powers of the Electoral Commission should be enhanced to compel the attendance of witnesses when matters concerning possible...